Tattoo shops in Quito
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Quito, Pichincha has 33 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 33 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Quito (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Tattoo and Numen, plus Tattoo Studio VT. If a studio's missing from Quito's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Quito tattoo lineup
33 mapped within about 40 km:
Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Numen
Tattoo studio
Numen — Tattoo studio on Avenida de los Shyris.
Avenida de los Shyris
Tattoo Studio VT
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Studio VT — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Tattoo is Tattoo studio on Luis Cordero, Quito.
Luis Cordero, Quito
Arteria
Tattoo studio
Arteria — Tattoo studio, found on Avenida 6 de Diciembre in Quito.
Avenida 6 de Diciembre, Quito
Diablo Loco Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Diablo Loco Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on Wilson in Quito.
Wilson, Quito
Tebo Tatoo
Tattoo studio
Tebo Tatoo — Tattoo studio, found on Avenida Gaspar de Villarroel in Quito.
Avenida Gaspar de Villarroel, Quito
Black Moon Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Black Moon Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on Carlos Tobar.
Carlos Tobar
Triom Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Triom Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Art Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Art Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Ron Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Ron Tattoo is Tattoo studio on José Maria Alemán, Quito.
José Maria Alemán, Quito
Radikal Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Radikal Tattoo is Tattoo studio on Avenida Yerovi Indaburu.
Avenida Yerovi Indaburu
Ink Da Hood
Tattoo studio
Ink Da Hood is Tattoo studio on S28, Quito.
S28, Quito
Quitox tattoo
Tattoo studio
Quitox tattoo is Tattoo studio.
City Tattoo
Tattoo studio
City Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
La mala junta Tattoo studio
Tattoo studio
La mala junta Tattoo studio is Tattoo studio.
Quitox
Tattoo studio
Quitox is Tattoo studio. Quitox also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Imagine Tatoo
Tattoo studio
Imagine Tatoo is Tattoo studio.
Tattoo janma
Tattoo studio
Tattoo janma is Tattoo studio on José Abascal, Quito.
José Abascal, Quito
Angel Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Angel Tattoo is Tattoo studio on N71-39 John F. Kennedy. Angel Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
N71-39 John F. Kennedy
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-19:00
Phone: +593 0995320149
Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Tattoos — Tattoo studio.
Skull Bull
Tattoo studio
Skull Bull — Tattoo studio.
Artesanias Dark Side Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Artesanias Dark Side Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on De Los Eucaliptos in Quito.
De Los Eucaliptos, Quito
City Tattoo
Tattoo studio
City Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Tattoo is Tattoo studio on Avenida 6 de Diciembre, Quito.
Avenida 6 de Diciembre, Quito
Karla Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Karla Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on Jorge Washington, Quito.
Jorge Washington, Quito
Santeria Tattoo Shop
Tattoo studio
Santeria Tattoo Shop is Tattoo studio on General Ignacio de Veintimilla, Quito.
General Ignacio de Veintimilla, Quito
Karla Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Karla Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on Reina Victoria, Quito.
Reina Victoria, Quito
Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on Diego de Almagro.
Diego de Almagro
Skull Bull Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Skull Bull Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on Avenida de los Shyris in Quito.
Avenida de los Shyris, Quito
Hopf's
Tattoo studio
Hopf's is Tattoo studio on Avenida Tomas de Berlanga, Quito.
Avenida Tomas de Berlanga, Quito
Absolut Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Absolut Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Tatuajes
Tattoo studio
Tatuajes is Tattoo studio on Lizardo Ruiz, Quito.
Lizardo Ruiz, Quito
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Quito
1 of the 33 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on Avenida de los Shyris, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Quito tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Tattoo, Numen on Avenida de los Shyris, Tattoo Studio VT, Tattoo on Luis Cordero, Arteria on Avenida 6 de Diciembre, Diablo Loco Tattoos on Wilson, Tebo Tatoo on Avenida Gaspar de Villarroel, and Black Moon Tattoo Studio on Carlos Tobar. That's 33 stops on the Quito tattoo shop tour. 25 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Quito
A few things worth knowing before you work through Quito's tattoo shops:
- Plan around your calendar at Tattoo. Don't get tattooed right before a beach holiday or a marathon. Give it two quiet weeks.
- Bring sugar and water at Numen. Sessions run long and blood sugar drops. Candy and a water bottle are standard kit for regulars.
- No swimming while it heals. Pools, lakes, hot tubs — all off limits for two to three weeks. Fresh tattoos and bacteria don't mix.
- Keep the bandage on as directed. Second-skin or cling wrap timelines vary by artist. Follow theirs, not a forum's.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Quito — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Quito can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 33, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 33 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Quito: 33 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.